The all black on you see in the back is the one I worked so hard to get to survive and his tail feathers look mighty rooster like. I’m so attached and hate to have to give him up! No comb or wattle, no red, smallest and not aggressive. Any chance it’s a pullet?!
I wanted update everyone. We have 5 healthy babies. All five eggs made it! Our sickly one we had to assist a bit, but he has made it! Here is a pic. Thank you for your support!
So far we have one baby out! The other 3 pipped ones haven't done anything. Is it normal that one has hatched completely before the others have done anything but pip?
Y’all we are popping over here! 4 so far and they are cheeping!
Is 62% humidity good at this point or should I raise it? I have access without opening it...
So I left my eggs on Friday at school which was Day 17. Yesterday, Day 19, a fellow teacher went to check on them for me. She sent me a pic to show that they were okay, but she had lifted the incubator lid!! In the photo, they had clearly been moving because they were not in the position I had...
It's day 17 and our incubator humidity has steadily rose 7 degrees? Is that supposed to be happening? During the last 16 days, it has fluctuated slightly, but not a steady increase like this before.
Hi everyone! So excited to find this site. I’m a teacher doing my first hatching project with my students! I’ve been researching, I’ve got good homes lined up, and we have been working hard to prepare for these eggs and chicks. I’m being guided by my local 4H rep and I’m starting to wonder about...